> Because Dropbox stores its user passwords encrypted [...] > [...] batch of encrypted passwords [...] > [...] from using the encryption algorithm SHA-1 > So

> Because Dropbox stores its user passwords encrypted [...] > [...] batch of encrypted passwords [...] > [...] from using the encryption algorithm SHA-1 > Some of the stolen passwords were encrypted with SHA-1, while 32 million were encrypted with bcrypt > The passwords were also secured with a salt, a random data string added to strengthen the encryption. > it does not appear that the encryption protecting them has been cracked. I know it's completely tangential and I'm just nitpicking but damn that does bother me more than it should.